Koala's Take-Away Stories – Word Problems Worksheet (IB PYP Grade 1)

About This Worksheet

Read short stories where things are taken away and subtract to find how many are left. This colourful, printable IB PYP Grade 1 Mathematics worksheet gives young learners focused practice with word problems, with a friendly koala to guide them. It has a name, class and date box for students, the mindtested.com header and footer, and a teacher answer key on page 2.

What Questions Are in This Worksheet?

There are 3 activities worth 11 marks in total:

• Activity A: Four take-away stories.
• Activity B: Subtracting pictures to match a story.
• Activity C: Solving take-away stories with multiple choice.

What Your Child Will Practise

• Reading short take-away stories
• Deciding whether to add or subtract
• Writing a number sentence for a story
• Checking that the answer makes sense

How to Use This Worksheet

1. Print the PDF on A4 paper (colour is best, but black and white works too).
2. Read each instruction aloud together before your child starts.
3. Let your child try every activity independently first.
4. Mark with the answer key on page 2 and talk through any mistakes.

Tip: five to ten minutes of regular practice works better for Grade 1 learners than one long session. Colour in the koala when the worksheet is finished as a small reward.

Ideal for classroom use, homework, tutoring or home learning in the IB PYP Number strand, where learners read short stories, choose to add or take away and write the number sentence. Answer key included.